Melkiten.adj.

Brit.

/ˈmɛlkʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈmɛlˌkaɪt/

Forms: 1600s– Melchite, 1800s Melekite, 1800s– Melkite, 1900s– Malkite.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Melchita.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin Melchita (16th cent.) < Byzantine Greek Μελχίτης (c1100) < Syriac malkāyā royalist (i.e. adherent of the party of the Byzantine emperor) < malkā king, cognate with Arabic malik (see malik n.); compare -ite suffix¹. Compare French melchite (1666), melkite (1690).

A. n.

1. Christian Church. Originally: an Eastern Christian adhering to the Orthodox faith as defined by the councils of Ephesus ( a.d. 431) and Chalcedon ( a.d. 451) and as accepted by the Byzantine emperor. Now: an Orthodox or Uniate Christian using the Byzantine rite and belonging to the patriarchate of Antioch, Jerusalem, or Alexandria.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > sect > Christianity > Greek Orthodoxy > [noun] > person > united with Rome

Melkite1615

United Greek1767

Uniat1833

1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey iii. 172 The Georgians..are not..to be distinguished from the Sorians,..being of one religion; and called Melchites..which signifieth a King in the Syrian tongue.

1635 E. Pagitt Christianographie (1636) i. ii. 53 The Christians under the Patriarch of Antioch are called Syrians..; And Melchites of the Syrian word מלכא which signifieth a King.

1788 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall IV. xlvii. 590 Their numbers..bestowed an imperfect claim to the appellation of Catholics: but in the East, they were marked with the less honourable name of Melchites, or Royalists.

1836 E. W. Lane Acct. Manners & Customs Mod. Egyptians III. Suppl. i. 312 The Copts..who adhered to the Greek faith were distinguished..by the name of ‘Melekites’ (Melekee'yeh, or Mel'ekees), that is to say, ‘Royalists’, because they agreed in faith with the Emperor of Constantinople.

1883 I. Taylor Alphabet I. 294 The alphabet used by the Melchites of Palestine.

1884 W. E. Addis & T. Arnold Catholic Dict. 619/1 In fact, both from a dogmatic and liturgical point of view, the Melchites are simply Greeks living in Egypt and Syria.

1902 Encycl. Brit. XXVII. 237/2 The emperor appointed a new bishop of Alexandria, whose adherents the Copts styled Melkites or Imperialists.

1927 B. J. Kidd Churches Eastern Christendom xviii. 460 Originally a ‘Melkite’ meant a Christian who accepted the Emperor's religion.

1933 Times Lit. Suppl. 14 Dec. 890/2 They [sc. Christians] actually tended to welcome the Moslem conquest as releasing them from the persecution of the Melkite Church.

1947 G. Every Byzantine Patriarchate xii. 158 In Palestine..most Syrian Christians were Melkites.

1961 N. Zernov Eastern Christendom ii. 68 The official hierarchy..was nicknamed Melkites (King's men).

1990 T. Ruprecht Toronto's Many Faces 21 In 1913, the Melkites (Byzantine rite Catholics) bought a property on Jarvis Street and founded Our Lady of Assumption parish, while the Maronites worshipped at our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church.

2. An alphabet or script used by Melkites. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > system of writing > alphabet > [noun] > Syriac

Estrangelo1728

Melkite1883

1883 I. Taylor Alphabet I. 295 The uncial Melchite [i.e. the alphabet] goes generally by the name of Syro-Palestinian.

1883 I. Taylor Alphabet I. 295 The later cursive Melchite is wholly unlike the Syro-Palestinian.

B. adj.

Of or relating to the Melkites.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > sect > Christianity > Greek Orthodoxy > [adjective] > united with Rome

Melkite1821

Uniat1855

1821 J. Townley Illustr. Biblical Lit. I. x. 437 An Arabic Psalter is also preserved in the library of St. Lawrence, executed about the close of the twelfth century, by Theodulus Aben Alfathl, a Melchite deacon of Antioch.

1851 S. G. Goodrich Hist. All Nations I. cxx. 239/1 Part of the inhabitants are Christians, and the town contains two Maronite and two Melkite churches.

1873 S. C. Malan Orig. Documents Coptic Church iii. 61 The emperor..asked many questions about Jerusalem and the Melkite creed.

1901 Daily Chron. 12 Nov. 5/7 The Patriarch of the..influential Melchite Church.

1909 A. S. Lewis Codex Climaci Rescriptus p. xiii As this version was adopted by the Malkite Church, it cannot be older than the Council of Chalcedon ( a.d. 451).

1932 Pax Oct. 161 These [monastic orders] are divided as follows:... Italian Basilians..Melkite Basilians..Ruthenian Basilians.

1990 T. Ruprecht Toronto's Many Faces 24 The Arab community consists of diverse religious groups. Christian groups include Antiochian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Melkite, Syrian Orthodox, Anglican, and Maronite Catholic Churches.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	melkite
释义	Melkiten.adj. Brit. /ˈmɛlkʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈmɛlˌkaɪt/ Forms: 1600s– Melchite, 1800s Melekite, 1800s– Melkite, 1900s– Malkite. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Melchita. Etymology: < post-classical Latin Melchita (16th cent.) < Byzantine Greek Μελχίτης (c1100) < Syriac malkāyā royalist (i.e. adherent of the party of the Byzantine emperor) < malkā king, cognate with Arabic malik (see malik n.); compare -ite suffix¹. Compare French melchite (1666), melkite (1690). A. n. 1. Christian Church. Originally: an Eastern Christian adhering to the Orthodox faith as defined by the councils of Ephesus ( a.d. 431) and Chalcedon ( a.d. 451) and as accepted by the Byzantine emperor. Now: an Orthodox or Uniate Christian using the Byzantine rite and belonging to the patriarchate of Antioch, Jerusalem, or Alexandria. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > Greek Orthodoxy > [noun] > person > united with Rome Melkite1615 United Greek1767 Uniat1833 1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey iii. 172 The Georgians..are not..to be distinguished from the Sorians,..being of one religion; and called Melchites..which signifieth a King in the Syrian tongue. 1635 E. Pagitt Christianographie (1636) i. ii. 53 The Christians under the Patriarch of Antioch are called Syrians..; And Melchites of the Syrian word מלכא which signifieth a King. 1788 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall IV. xlvii. 590 Their numbers..bestowed an imperfect claim to the appellation of Catholics: but in the East, they were marked with the less honourable name of Melchites, or Royalists. 1836 E. W. Lane Acct. Manners & Customs Mod. Egyptians III. Suppl. i. 312 The Copts..who adhered to the Greek faith were distinguished..by the name of ‘Melekites’ (Melekee'yeh, or Mel'ekees), that is to say, ‘Royalists’, because they agreed in faith with the Emperor of Constantinople. 1883 I. Taylor Alphabet I. 294 The alphabet used by the Melchites of Palestine. 1884 W. E. Addis & T. Arnold Catholic Dict. 619/1 In fact, both from a dogmatic and liturgical point of view, the Melchites are simply Greeks living in Egypt and Syria. 1902 Encycl. Brit. XXVII. 237/2 The emperor appointed a new bishop of Alexandria, whose adherents the Copts styled Melkites or Imperialists. 1927 B. J. Kidd Churches Eastern Christendom xviii. 460 Originally a ‘Melkite’ meant a Christian who accepted the Emperor's religion. 1933 Times Lit. Suppl. 14 Dec. 890/2 They [sc. Christians] actually tended to welcome the Moslem conquest as releasing them from the persecution of the Melkite Church. 1947 G. Every Byzantine Patriarchate xii. 158 In Palestine..most Syrian Christians were Melkites. 1961 N. Zernov Eastern Christendom ii. 68 The official hierarchy..was nicknamed Melkites (King's men). 1990 T. Ruprecht Toronto's Many Faces 21 In 1913, the Melkites (Byzantine rite Catholics) bought a property on Jarvis Street and founded Our Lady of Assumption parish, while the Maronites worshipped at our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church. 2. An alphabet or script used by Melkites. rare. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > system of writing > alphabet > [noun] > Syriac Estrangelo1728 Melkite1883 1883 I. Taylor Alphabet I. 295 The uncial Melchite [i.e. the alphabet] goes generally by the name of Syro-Palestinian. 1883 I. Taylor Alphabet I. 295 The later cursive Melchite is wholly unlike the Syro-Palestinian. B. adj. Of or relating to the Melkites. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > Greek Orthodoxy > [adjective] > united with Rome Melkite1821 Uniat1855 1821 J. Townley Illustr. Biblical Lit. I. x. 437 An Arabic Psalter is also preserved in the library of St. Lawrence, executed about the close of the twelfth century, by Theodulus Aben Alfathl, a Melchite deacon of Antioch. 1851 S. G. Goodrich Hist. All Nations I. cxx. 239/1 Part of the inhabitants are Christians, and the town contains two Maronite and two Melkite churches. 1873 S. C. Malan Orig. Documents Coptic Church iii. 61 The emperor..asked many questions about Jerusalem and the Melkite creed. 1901 Daily Chron. 12 Nov. 5/7 The Patriarch of the..influential Melchite Church. 1909 A. S. Lewis Codex Climaci Rescriptus p. xiii As this version was adopted by the Malkite Church, it cannot be older than the Council of Chalcedon ( a.d. 451). 1932 Pax Oct. 161 These [monastic orders] are divided as follows:... Italian Basilians..Melkite Basilians..Ruthenian Basilians. 1990 T. Ruprecht Toronto's Many Faces 24 The Arab community consists of diverse religious groups. Christian groups include Antiochian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Melkite, Syrian Orthodox, Anglican, and Maronite Catholic Churches. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.adj.1615
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